DirecTV, Disney Reach Carriage Deal, End 2-Week Blackout
After a two-week blackout that left ESPN and a host of other networks dark in some 11 million U.S. households, DirecTV and Disney have come to an agreement on a carriage…
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11 Million DirecTV Subs Miss Out on Monday Night Football Opener
DirecTV subscribers remain in the dark as the 55th season premiere of Monday Night Football kicks off on ABC and ESPN. The satellite broadcast operator and the Walt…
DirecTV Accuses Disney of Bad Faith Negotiations in FCC Complaint
As Disney’s networks remain dark, DirecTV has accused the company of negotiating in bad faith amid carriage renewal talks. After DirecTV filed a complaint Saturday…
DirecTV CFO: NFL Won’t Dictate Terms of Disney Carriage Fight
Two days after Disney pulled its signals from DirecTV, the satcaster indicated that it plans to continue to fight its carriage battle with the home of ESPN and ABC…
ESPN and ABC Go Dark on DirecTV as Carriage Deal Expires
The carriage dispute between DirecTV and Disney has entered the blackout stage, as networks including ESPN and ABC have begun going dark in millions of homes.In a…
Disney, DirecTV NFL Fight Faces Sunday Deadline
On the eve of the first official Saturday of the 2024-25 college football season and just days before the new NFL campaign kicks off, Disney finds itself in the thick of…
Fubo-Led Coalition Asks Congress for Joint Venture Hearing
FuboTV and other smaller streamers are looking to take their battle against Fox, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery’s sports streaming joint venture to Washington D.C…
Diamond Sports RSNs Go Dark on Comcast as Talks Break Down
Diamond Sports Group’s long march toward emerging from bankruptcy experienced a significant setback in the wee small hours of Wednesday morning, as the owner of the…
Diamond Sports Nears DirecTV Deal as Clock Ticks on Comcast Carriage
Six months after DirecTV counsel told a Houston bankruptcy court that Diamond Sports Group had “hardly engaged … in meaningful negotiations” for an extension of its…
DirecTV Expresses Doubts About Diamond Sports Group’s Endgame
A week after Major League Baseball asked a Houston bankruptcy court to deny Diamond Sports Group’s request for extra time in which to file its overdue Chapter 11…
Diamond Demands Full Fees From DirecTV as RSN Model Crumbles
With the 2023-24 NHL season now underway, and a new NBA campaign set to tip off two weeks from now, the status of both leagues’ local media deals has never been more…
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DraftKings Takes Over Presenting Sponsorship of NFL’s RedZone Show
DraftKings will be the presenting sponsor of the NFL’s RedZone whip-around show this season, part of a multiyear partnership that deepens the sportsbook’s relationship…
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